The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-04-07

John A. BsnniR broke ground Sat
/ urday for an $3.50 residence Of
Oakdaie avenue, IN Riverside add
ton.
! Grand musical treat at the Firs
Baptist church next Friday night
by the social class under the diree
ton Of Prof. s. F. Cravens.
The ''Chimes Of Normandy" vii
be presented on the 18th and 18th Of
April The ladies Of the Episcopal
ehureh are now energetieally pre-
pairing TO have the entertainments
which have been unavoidably post
p0ned heretofore, take place on the
18th and 18th, and no doubt Il viii.
Wildman, Harsh & Anderson re-
port the sale OF two lots, Saturday,
twenty-five feet front each, on Grand
avenue, Pacific addition, to Francis
Bros, Of Hays City, for 800, aud one
hundred feet front on the north side
Of Crawford avenue, sold TO f. w
Bently, one Of our resident travelling
salesman, for 81 go.
Mr.. Knaus, the learned and able
editor Of the Mcpherson Democrat,
recovered somewhat from the attack
Of sickness superinduced by the ma
larial atmosphere Of his village, was
In town Saturayd enjoying the fine
and healthful air Of Salina, and the
company Of it. busy, rustling peO-
pie.
A club who represents the Kansas
City Times 81 Topeka, speaks Of abb
lene as q city ~ 5000 population,
and Sallna a. 3 city Of $500. Topeka
whisky evidently made him twist
names about. II would read more
truthfully IL the article had credited
salina with sou people and Abilene
5000.
Mr.. w. p. Thacher has received a
letter from Capt. J. d Marsh,
former well-knOwn citizen Of Salina.
He writes from Reading, California.
He states that he Is located In the
northern part Of the state-SOO miles
north Of San Francisco, in the gold
mining country, where he has been
prospecting. He expects 70 return
TO Kansas in August.
The ministers Of the y. W. VI. +. |
Conference who were present at the
dedication Of the Kansas W esleyan
University, Tuesday, were very
much pleased with the Iuildlng, the
location, the method Of education
and the outlook for the school. They |
went away full OF enthusiasm. deter
mined 10 do all in their power TO
advance the interests Of the I-niver-
sity.
II would seem from the following
item, taken from the Ellsworth
Democrat, that that city has some
hopes Of obtaining the Frisco road:
In letter to a personal friend in
this city received yesterday, Mr.. J.
w. Powers states that he has had
personal Interview with the man
ager Of the Frisco road. and has
been assured by him that the road
will be built into Ellsworth before
the close Of the present year.
The Public schools close on the
9th Of May. In the graduating class
this year there will be- one young
lady and five young gentlemen. IL
seldom happens that the sexes SIRE
represented that way. in graduating
classes. The young gentlemen usu-
ally leave the ladies to toll over their
books, while they go hunting and
fishing, and 60 back a year in their
studies.
Miss Christie Campbell has elsim-
ed the honor Of being the first child
torn In Saline county. But MID
Campbell will have 20 relinquish
that claim. Mrs. Ann sharp SAYS
The first child born In this county,
was her daughter Rachael, who was
born August 20, 1859, but admits that
Miss Campbell was the first child
born in Salina. The latter lady was
born In October, 1853
Hon. John T. Fish, Of Milwaukee,
Wis, a member Of the Law firm Of
Jenkins, Winkler, Fish 4 Smith. ar
rived yesterday, with his wife, his
daughter Eta. and two SONS, Willie
and Irving. They are guests Of the
EDITOR Of this paper-Mrs. Flsh's
brother. They leave tomorrow for
Inc Pacific coast, and will visit In
California and Washington Terri
tory.